Alleged shooter who killed 12 at California bar identified as former Marine

Authorities have identified the alleged shooter who killed 12 and wounded several others in a mass shooting late Wednesday at a bar in Southern California as Ian David Long, a former Marine.

Long, 28, is believed to have killed himself after allegedly gunning down a dozen others, including a law enforcement official, at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, according to Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean.

Wednesday’s shooting came as Borderline hosted its weekly college night, and the country bar was crowded when the shooting occurred. The bar is located near several colleges, including Pepperdine University.

Dean told the media Thursday that Long allegedly used a Glock 21 .45-caliber handgun.

Long is also said to have deployed a smoke bomb in the shooting, according to law enforcement authorities.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) tweeted early Thursday her “heart aches to learn about the horrific shooting” and called on Congress to act to prevent such tragedies in the future.

“Leaders in Congress must act — not some day, but now,” the California senator wrote.

President Donald Trump, who has resisted calls for gun control in the wake of other high-profile shootings during his time in office, was briefed on the Borderline shooting and tweeted early on Thursday that the incident was “terrible” and that there was “great bravery shown by police.”

“God bless all of the victims and families of the victims,” Trump tweeted. “Thank you to Law Enforcement.”